As Blockbuster Shuts Down, We Recall Snacks of the 1990s

Without question the most unsanitary candy of the '90s, Push Pops came in a lipstick-like tube that theoretically allowed you to save your candy for later. Sadly, the second the candy came in contact with saliva, it glued itself to the inside of the tube, rendering the entire contraption completely useless. This in no way affected our desire for Push Pops

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News that Blockbuster, the video-rental behemoth and mainstay of suburban stay-at-home entertainment, will be closing its remaining 300 stores will hit anyone who grew up in the 1990s hard. Sure, Blockbuster could be expensive—Don’t forget to rewind!—and its selection could be slim, but it’s impossible to not fondly remember a place that was always there in your time of adolescent need.

In honor of the great blue and yellow chain, we took the opportunity to remember another crucial part of the 1990s—the raddest snack foods known to mankind. Containing enough sugar to power a small city and colors not found in nature, these snacks probably weren’t the healthiest options out there, but man, were they perfect for staying in while watching rentals of “Clueless” and “Die Hard: With a Vengeance.”

Here are 20 snacks that make us nostalgic for the both Blockbuster and the entire Clinton era. Check out our list and let us know what snacks you miss from the 90s.

Without question the most unsanitary candy of the '90s, Push Pops came in a lipstick-like tube that theoretically allowed you to save your candy for later. Sadly, the second the candy came in contact with saliva, it glued itself to the inside of the tube, rendering the entire contraption completely useless. This in no way affected our desire for Push Pops